Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The Gurdonsvil!e shuttle and bobbin fac
tory is making large shipments to England
and Scotland.
The Chesapeake and Ohio depot at Gov
ington was burned on Saturday night. The
books and papers were saved.
Charles Meyers was arrested in Danvile,
on Saturday, charged with circulating notes
OF defunct Mecklenburg, N. c., bank
TIE car shops at the Roanoke Machine
Works are now engaged in turning out sew.
eral hundred cars for the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company.
The stack of the new Furnaces at Pulaski
City has reached height of 1913 feet, which is
thirty three feet higher than that of the
Grocer furnace at Roanoke.
Arthur Peterson, coored, who was re-
Gently convicted in the United States Court
at Norfolk of an assault On young lady
while on the high seas. and sentenced to
three years in the United States penite ntia
ry, was taken to Albany on Saturday, by
United States Marshal Scott.
A singular suit for damages was instituted
in Richmond on Saturday by Rev. Joseph
F. Cook against DR.. John Knox, leading
| physician. The damages are put at ten
| thousand dollars. Mr.. Cooks complaint is
| that DR.. Knox produced commission oil
lunacy 10 examine the mental condition OF
| the plaintiffs wife, and that as result OF
| this she has been socially ostracsed.
On Friday night last meeting was held
l in Richmond for the purpose of formulating
and perfecting plans for the erection OF a
! monument on Libby Hill in honor of the
private soldiers Of the Confederate army.
An organization was perfected to be known
as the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors
Monument Association. d. c. Richardson
was elected president and w. II. Culling.
worth treasurer.
Arrangements have been made for the
opening Of an all.rail freight rate between
New York and other Eastern cities and all
points south, over the Pennsylvania Rail
| road, end the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad, in connection with
the Atlantic Coast Line, south of Richmond.
Coast Line. This line will undoubtedly
hasdle large percentage OF the orange crop
OF Florida.
Thirty persons have been summoned
| from Shenandoah county to attend the
county court of Frederick this week.
Twelve of these will be selected as jurors in
the case of Ridenour, TO be tiled again for
the murder of Andrew Broy, in December,
1886. Ridenour was tried last June and
found guilty of murder in the fret degree,
but owing to the jury receiving letters and
talking to outside parties, the judge grant
ed new trial.
The sensation in Richmond society this
winter will be over the dramatic perform
ance to be given for the benefit Of The Coz
federate Soldiers Home. In this arrange
ment Governor Lee is 10 occupy the position
of general manager of the troupe, and the
young ladies who are to take part are such
beauties as Hiss Amelie Rivee. the authorizes,
Mrs. Willie Allen. Mrs. Philip Haxall, Miss
Myers while Messrs. Charles Cowardin,
Byrd Warwick S. H. Rullian, Conway My
ers. Tom Boiling. Frank Davenport, Charles
Workman and e. Courtney Jenkins are TO
essay the male parts. Mr.. Lawrence Bal
rett has taken great interest in the project,
and he will probably select the play. Miss
Rives, Mrs. Allen, and Messrs. Rulliam,
Warwick, and Workman made great hits in
the performance last spring.